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History · Grill

Grill’s post office opened in 1888

Most of Grill was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978.

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How Grill began

When was Grill founded?

1888

The Grill post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,469138 years
Founding year: the first Grill post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Grill’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Grill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Grill, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Grill yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Grill is a census-designated place in Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located just to the east of the borough of Kenhorst at the intersection of PA routes 625 and 724. The area is generally suburban in nature, and is served by the Governor Mifflin School District. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,468 residents.

Its first post office opened in 1888. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,468 in 2010, 1,469 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Grill

Nobody well known was born in Grill itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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John UpdikeAmerican novelist, poet · b. 1932
Wallace StevensAmerican poet · b. 1879
Chad HurleyAmerican businessman, co-founder of YouTube · b. 1977
John BarrassoAmerican physician and politician · b. 1952
Spencer Fullerton BairdAmerican naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologi… · b. 1823
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Austin SwiftAmerican actor · b. 1992
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Cumru Township2 historic placesBReading31 historic placesA+KenhorstIts storyC

Questions about Grill’s history

What year was Grill founded?

The Grill post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →